From the monthly archives:
I love the late nights the kids and I share. 
We have such a good time and it almost always leads to such interesting things. Last night I was on Facebook and was reading a link about a Haitian violinist who survived in the rubble by recounting every symphony he had ever played in. [...]
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When Olivia was 6- she saved everything. She had piles of papers that she had written on saved throughout her room along with pieces of various toy sets. I remember picking up a red shirt that had a huge ink stain on the front and throwing it on the top of the trash in the kitchen. About [...]
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I have big emotions frequently. I love big. I fear big. I anger big. I feel big. I can only imagine that I’ve always had big feelings. I know that my kids have big feelings, too. It’s never something that I’ve felt the need to apologize for. Having feelings and expressing them is a healthy [...]
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I’ve always wanted a tattoo. Then I got married and had kids and kinda put the thought out of my head… plus I’m a little afraid of the pain. But, lately, I’ve really wanted to get one. My hubby is totally against them, but the last few times I’ve mentioned it, he’s been a little [...]
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I never thought we would get a Wii. Or rather, I didn’t think we would ever get a new one. I figured we would get a used one in another couple of years when something better had come out. My sister and Chris totally surprised us with one for Christmas. They not only got us [...]
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For many years, we all slept in the same room, but over the past year all of the kids have gradually moved to their own rooms. Last night in an effort to keep everyone warm, we decided that we would move our rooms into the living room and camp out near the fireplace and heater. [...]
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